Best Abstract Steam Deck Games
Steam currently has 3,507 Abstract games, but not all of them can be played on the Steam Deck. Explore our list with the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Abstract game rankings were last updated on 1/1/2026.
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1. 20 Small Mazes
This is a puzzle game with twenty small mazes. They're good mazes, though.
20 Small Mazes holds the #1 spot for "best Abstract Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 8,316 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 8,215 positive reviews and 101 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
2. Hylics
Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.
Hylics has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 8,107 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,960 positive reviews and 147 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $0.98 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $0.98 |
| Release Date | 10/2/2015 |
| Developer | Mason Lindroth |
| Publisher | Mason Lindroth |
| Steam App Id | 397740 |
3. 东北之夏
DongBeiZhiXia (a summer in the northeast of China)is a free visual novel, which tells the story that the protagonist followed parents' wishes to make one's living in Shenyang, met two online anchors Huniu and Daojiang by chance, and experience affairs one after another with Shamate.
东北之夏 has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 12,149 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 11,861 positive reviews and 288 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
4. Stick It to the Stickman
Stick it to the Stickman is a physics-based brawler where you fight heaps of red stickmen to become the boss. Choose from hundreds of unique moves to construct the perfect combat machine and fight your way to the top of the corporate ladder.
Stick It to the Stickman has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,334 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,169 positive reviews and 165 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $4.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $4.99 |
| Release Date | 8/18/2025 |
| Franchise | Free Lives |
| Developer | Free Lives |
| Publisher | Devolver Digital |
| Steam App Id | 2085540 |
5. REFLEXIA Prototype ver.
REFLEXIA's story starts out as a parody of its genre and ends as a psychological drama.
REFLEXIA Prototype ver. has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 7,172 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,936 positive reviews and 236 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Release Date | 8/31/2022 |
| Developer | mahoumaiden |
| Publisher | Nikita Kryukov |
| Steam App Id | 1997680 |
6. Great God Grove
THE WORLD IS ENDING AND THE GODS ARE SQUABBLING! Suck up and launch dialogue in a world of puzzles, puppets, and weird gods… or THE RIFT WILL CONSUME US ALL!
Great God Grove has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,400 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,385 positive reviews and 15 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $11.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $11.99 |
| Release Date | 11/15/2024 |
| Franchise | Fellow Traveller |
| Developer | LimboLane |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 2840190 |
7. I commissioned some bees 0
Play for free! I paid artists to hide bees in 10 pieces of artwork. Can you find them all? Warning: Relaxing.
I commissioned some bees 0 has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,525 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,379 positive reviews and 146 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Release Date | 1/12/2023 |
| Franchise | Follow the Fun |
| Developer | Follow The Fun |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 2250060 |
8. I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1 has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,748 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,709 positive reviews and 39 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Release Date | 11/11/2021 |
| Developers | |
| Publisher | Ska Studios |
| Steam App Id | 1800730 |
9. LYNE
Deceptively simple. Infinitely complex. LYNE is a minimalist puzzle game that will knot your brain as it calms your soul. Connect the shapes. Fill the board. Lose yourself in the interflowing paths of LYNE.
LYNE has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 8,218 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,865 positive reviews and 353 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $2.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $2.99 |
| Release Date | 3/17/2014 |
| Franchise | Thomas Bowker |
| Developer | Thomas Bowker |
| Publisher | Thomas Bowker |
| Steam App Id | 266010 |
10. Manifold Garden
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
Manifold Garden has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 7,928 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,562 positive reviews and 366 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $19.99 |
| Release Date | 10/20/2020 |
| Developer | William Chyr Studio |
| Publisher | William Chyr Studio |
| Steam App Id | 473950 |
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| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
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| 20 | 2/16/2024 | 96 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 24 | 10/2/2015 | 95 | $0.98 | Steam Charts | |
| 5 | 1/9/2023 | 95 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 100 | 8/18/2025 | 94 | $4.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 5 | 8/31/2022 | 93 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 6 | 11/15/2024 | 93 | $11.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 1/12/2023 | 93 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 11/11/2021 | 93 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 8 | 3/17/2014 | 93 | $2.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 15 | 10/20/2020 | 92 | $19.99 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 19). Hylics on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 4). 东北之夏 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 15). Stick It to the Stickman on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, September 30). REFLEXIA Prototype ver. on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 17). Great God Grove on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 12). I commissioned some bees 0 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 2). I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 12). LYNE on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 10). Manifold Garden on Steam. Steam Store.